Table 2. Formulation of chicken sausages with various levels of salt and sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP)

Ingredients Treatments (%)
TRT6 TRT7 TRT8 TRT9 TRT10 TRT11
Raw meat
 Chicken breast 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0
Ice water 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7
Non meat ingredients
 Salt 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.80 1.80 1.80
 STPP 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.30
 Sodium erythorbate 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
 Cure blend 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Total 100.0 100.3 100.8 101.1 101.8 102.1
TRT6, Treatment 6 (0% salt, 0% STPP); TRT7, Treatment 7 (0% salt, 0.3% STPP); TRT8, Treatment 8 (0.8% salt, 0% STPP); TRT9, Treatment 9 (0.8% salt, 0.3% STPP); TRT10, Treatment 10 (1.8% salt, 0% STPP); TRT11, Treatment 11 (1.8% salt, 0.3% STPP).